Miss the boat on Coachella tickets? That’s okay — here’s a list of the hottest parties this weekend!

Who needs to go to the actual music festival when there are so many celeb-packed parties during Coachella weekend? Everyone from Zac Efron, to Lindsay Lohan, to Lea Michele is expected to be living it up this year in the desert — and HollywoodLife.com has taken it upon ourselves to give you the 411 on all the most epic Coachella bashes!

Being an A-lister has to be tricky. After all, there are so many events (in addition to the awesome music line up), how are they supposed to choose where to go? We even hear some celebs got Burton Survival kits to help them for the weekend. Talk about First World issues, right?

Oasis Beach Club at House of Hype
Friday night through Sunday
Location: Bermuda Dunes

Celebs: Lindsay Lohan, Zac Efron, Ryan Phillippe, Emma Roberts, Busy Phillips and more.

All weekend guests will have the chance to satisfy their sweet tooth in Oxygen’s pop-up boutique promoting their new reality show with Paris Hilton “The World According to Paris”, and night party at theCosmopolitan Las Vegas Lounge and check outBlackberry’s latest product 4G Playbook Tablet. The event will include a fully stocked open bar featuring beverages by Titos Vodka, Tres Sietes Tequila,Coca Cola, Hint Water, and VnC Cocktails. The weekend will be catered by Wahoo’s Fish Tacosexclusively during the day and STK at night. Other attributes to this multi-faceted event include a live streaming webcast through Dipdive.com, a private lake with water activities, outdoor games, Gilt City‘sInteractive Photo Booth, Native Shoes gifting suite, Red Bull Bloggers station, and a “non hangover drink” provided by NoHo Drinks. Saturday night attendees will be dancing the night away to the sounds of, house music pioneers, the EC Twins. The event is also presented by Night Vision Entertainment, All Points Worldwide and is featuring a G by Guess Style Lounge.

LaCoste LIVE with HTC Desert Pool Party
Noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Location: Thermal

Celebs: Lea Michele, Ashlee Simpson, Kellan Lutz, Adrian Grenier and more. Performances by resident DJs Ana Calderon, Chris Holmes and Busy P & So-Me (Cool Cats) with special guest appearance by Nigel Godrich of Radiohead, Elijah Wood and DJ Cassidy.

LACOSTE L!VE, the younger-minded, fashion conscious crocodile, with HTC is gearing up to host a chic pool party. Music-loving tastemakers and influencers are invited to make a splash in the pool, take a shot at the dunk tank, enjoy a cocktail, or just lounge in the desert sun. Guests will be re-fueled with delicious gourmet food from the famous “Grill ’Em All” & “Don Chow Tacos” food trucks from LA or cooled down with Patron popsicles. Guests who want to sport the crocodile will have their pick of fun, festival-rocking fashions.

For the second year, LACOSTE L!VE will be supporting the efforts of The Voice Project at the event, hosting special recorded statement sessions on-site forvarious talent in support of the foundation.

A|X Armani Exchange and 944 Magazine’s 2^nd Annual Neon Carnival — “The Airport Party”
11 p.m. Saturday
Location: Thermal

Talent, reps, media, fashion, and lifestyle influencers from NYC and L.A. come together in a neon carnival on a runway in the desert in the middle of the night.

Put on by 944 Magazine, Bolthouse Productions, Shadow PR and more.

The Trousdale Estate
Friday to Sunday

Flaunt Magazine’s 42-acre estate combines staples of summer fun by day (ATVs, Slip and Slide, and Stout burgers) with more highbrow options by night (Smashbox photo sessions for non-models) and a line up provided in part by Table Manners, an upstart DJ management firm.

Designer Jen Smith is launching her new accessories and jewelry line, Ryder Smith, at the Get Pleasured event at the Trousdale Estate on Sunday, April 17th. Smith will be gifting VIPs, celebrities, and industry tastemakers with her one-of-a-kind headbands and jewelry.

Kirstin Benson